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The social organization of the Santhal tribe
Hojná, Estela ; Bendíková, Soňa (advisor) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
This thesis deals with the social order of the Santhal tribe with the focus on the location of this tribe, clannish framework, hierarchy within the tribe and, especially on the concept of marriage. The aim of the thesis is to define the tribe and to give readers a general perspective on Santhal way of interaction between a man and a woman. It pursues the development of their life together. The first part of the thesis focuses on the description of the tribe and on the general social hierarchy between the members of a Santhal village. It is followed by a wedding ceremony and matrimonial roles of a man and a woman. The thesis also explores taboos of Santhal marriage and the last part describes the eventuality of divorce. Key words Santhals, India, social organization, marriage
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Hindi, Urdu and Hidustani - language development and socio-linguistic aspects
Večeřová, Lucie ; Kostič, Svetislav (advisor) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
(in English) The aim of this thesis is to describe the language development of Hindī and Urdū from the same grammatical and lexical basis (the Kharī bolī dialect). The development divergence will be described in terms of both the historical development at different stages, which were conditioned by cultural and political influences, and the internal development (phonological, morphological and syntactical). The current linguistic situation is closely linked to the political development and language policy of India and Pakistan, where the two languages, Hindī and Urdū, are establishing themselves as official languages. The relationship between these two languages will be explored more deeply in sociolinguistic terms. The author will describe the conditions and circumstances of the use of languages on colloquial and literary levels.
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The isssues of primary education in India - current challenges and objectives
Váradyová, Anna ; Hons, Pavel (advisor) ; Hříbek, Martin (referee)
Elementary education can be considered the main building block of the whole education system. The thesis tries to answer questions related to the main problems of elementary education in India. It pays attention to the effectivity and availability of education in India and tries to outline difficulties in educating specific groups of population such as women, low castes and people living in remote areas. It outlines the methods used by the Indian Government to deal with these problems especially by way of reforms of education. It also tries to relate literacy rate with other factors such as economic growth or standard of living.
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Dalit Christians in India
Machová, Dita ; Hons, Pavel (advisor) ; Štipl, Zdeněk (referee)
Diploma paper deals with the history and current situation of Dalit Christian communities in India. It elaborates the phenomenon of mass movements, which represented a significant milestone in the history of Christianity in India. During these movements a substantial amount of untouchable castes converted to Christianity and the number of Christians multiplied. In the twentieth century Dalit Christians have become marginalized group by government measures which promised compensation benefits only for groups Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist Dalits. At the beginning of the twenty-first century Christian and Muslim communities in India are facing violent attacks made by militant Hindu groups. Since 1980s Dalit Christian communities have come together and fight for obtaining government benefits and against oppression made by churches.
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Indian foreign policy towards the U.S. during the term of Indira Gandhi
Gilánik, Vít ; Štipl, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
The focus of bachelor thesis is foreign politics between India and the United States Of America in period of rule prime minister Indira Gandhi. The thesis is focused on four main fields: development of indo-american relationship; Pakistan - the origin of state Bangladesh; Soviet Union and Peoples Republic Of China. The introduction of bachelor thesis contains insight of these four fields up to the voting of prime minister Indria Gandhi in her office. The aim of the thesis is to describe development of situation of three areas as described before between the years 1966 to 1977 show political and diplomatical steps of both Indian and American governments. The conclusion of thesis contains development of these topics till nowadays.
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Political Emancipation of Dalits
Kocábková, Eliška ; Štipl, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
The main aim of the thesis is to summarize and analyse developement of the political emancipation of Dalits, the lowest classes of Indian society, from the 19th century to the present days. The paper pursues important events and personalities in political equalization of this section (the antibrahmanic movements in the 19th century, the merit of Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar, formation of the first political parties protecting rights of the Dalits, the Dalit Panther movement). The thesis further inquires other significant issues as compensatory discrimination and violence on the Dalits. A specific chapter is a case study of the political party Bahujan Samaj Party that represents interests of the Dalits in Uttar Pradesh.
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Caste Politics of India
Pecharová, Petra ; Hons, Pavel (advisor) ; Štipl, Zdeněk (referee)
This thesis discusses the trends in the caste tension in the politics of the modern Indian state, i.e. from Independence to the present day. The main topic of this work is the importance of caste and caste system in the current politics of India and the impact of these elements on the formation and operation of Indian political parties and their adaptation to the changing relationship between caste and politics. Special emphasis is placed on affirmative action policies as a triggering mechanism of political mobilization and transformation of the importance of caste in Indian politics.
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Verbo-nominal syntagmas in Hindi
Varmuža, Martin ; Kostič, Svetislav (advisor) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with description of linguistic phenomena of Verbo- Nominal Syntagmas (VNS) in Hindi, which is a connection of a noun or an adjective with a verb forming together a single predicate. These so called complex predicates are characteristic feature of Hindi and can be traced here more frequently than for example in Czech or English. There are two elements in VNS: Semantically weakened verb - it becomes rather a functional word, which means that it is a subject to conjugation. Sometimes term light verb is used. Though we can still perceive that the verbal element somehow modifies the new concept in accordance with it's basic meaning. The other element is a noun or an adjective. This part is the cornerstone of VNS from the semantic point of view. Concerning syntactic relations between the two components of VNS this thesis follows and summarizes descriptions made by Graham Bailey and Burton-Page and it also gives insight into research that has been carried out in this area.
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Malaiyaka Tamil Youth in Sri Lanka: Values, Aspirations, and the Forming of a New Elite
Novotný, Radek ; Vavroušková, Stanislava (advisor) ; Strnad, Jaroslav (referee) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
Radek Novotný Malaiyaka Tamil Youth in Sri Lanka: Values, Aspirations, and the Forming of a New Elite Malaiyaka Tamils are a minority and lowest-status group within the society of Sri Lanka. A majority of them were brought by the British colonialists from India to work on their coffee, later tea plantations in the course of the 19th and 20th century. They were deprived of their basic civil rights in 1940's. However, the Malaiyaka Tamils have been undergoing a process of considerable social-economic changes over the last three decades, which was launched especially by the attainment of citizenship, growth of educational opportunities, and growth of civic and political awareness. The young Malaiyaka Tamils have an opportunity to become the first relatively well-educated generation and new elite of their ethnic group. This work attempts to analyse the prospects of the Malaiyaka Tamils youth's upward social mobility process by investigating their aspirations, values, and attitudes. I conducted field research in the so-called Hill Country of Sri Lanka, and I collected data by using methods, especially, of semi-structured interviews and questionnaire survey. We can assume that the target population will undergo a process of structural upward social mobility, and will become the new social- economic...
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